Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990. For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee (or Pamela Lee) after marrying Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. She maintains dual American and Canadian citizenship.After graduating from Highland Secondary School in 1985, Anderson moved to Vancouver and worked as a fitness instructor. During the summer of 1989, Anderson went with her friends to a BC Lions game at BC Place, and during the game she was shown on the stadium screen wearing a Labatt's t-shirt, causing the crowd to cheer for the 21-year-old Anderson. She was taken down to the field to receive an ovation from the crowd. Photographer and boyfriend Dan Ilicic produced the Blue Zone Girl poster on his own. In October 1989 she appeared as the cover girl on Playboy magazine. At this stage in her modelling career, she had decided to live in Los Angeles to further pursue her career ambitions. She became a centrefold for Playboy when the magazine chose her to be their Playmate of the Month for their February 1990 issue. She then chose to get breast implants. Anderson has since appeared in Playboy several times in the 1990s and 2000s.
Anderson's Playboy career spans three decades (1989–2011), and she has appeared on more Playboy covers than anyone else. She has also made appearances in the publication's newsstand specials. Anderson wrote the foreword in the Playboy coffee table book Playboy's Greatest Covers.
Biography | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pamela Denise Anderson July 1, 1967 Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Pamela Anderson Lee Pam Anderson |
| Occupation | Actress, model, producer, activist, author, former showgirl,UK Reality TV Participant (Big Brother 2011) |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Tommy Lee (m. 1995–1998) (divorced) Kid Rock (m. 2006–2007) (divorced) Rick Salomon (m. 2007–2008) (annulled) |
| Partner | Tommy Lee (1999–2001; 2008–2009) Marcus Schenkenberg (2000–2001) Kid Rock (2001–2003) |
Television
- Charles in Charge episode "Teacher's Pest" (1990)
- Married... with Children episode "Al With Kelly" (1990)
- Married... with Children episode "Route 666: Part 2" (1991)
- Home Improvement (cast member from 1991–1993)
- Baywatch (cast member from 1992–1997)
- Days of our Lives (cast member in 1992)
- Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (1994)
- The Nanny episode "Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?" (1997)
- The Nanny episode "The Heather Biblow Story" (1997)
- V.I.P. (1998–2002)
- Futurama (voice) episode "A Fishful of Dollars" (1999)
- Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
- Less Than Perfect episode "All About Claude" (2003)
- Stripperella (voice) (2003–2004)
- Stacked (2005–2006)
- Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
- 8 Simple Rules episode "C.J.'s Temptation" (2005)
- 8 Simple Rules episode "Torn Between Two Lovers" (2005)
- MADtv (2005)
- Pam: Girl on the Loose (2008)
- The Sunday Night Project – Guest Host (2008)
- Big Brother Australia – House Guest for 3 days (2008)
- Dancing with the Stars (2010) – As contestant
- Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010) – As roaster
- Magic Numbers (in the United Kingdom) (2010) – as guest
- Bigg Boss India – House Guest for 4 days (2010)
- Celebrity Juice - As a Guest
- Bailando 2011 (2011) – As contestant
- Les Anges de la télé-réalité (France, season 2) (2011) - as guest in Miami house
- Big Brother UK - as guest in the house (2011)